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package org.springframework.osgi.context.event;

import java.util.EventListener;

/**
 * OSGi specific listener interested in notifications regarding the life cycle
 * of OSGi application contexts.
 * 
 * <p/> Note that this listener is normally used for distributing events to
 * entities outside the source application context. For events sent inside the
 * application context, consider using an
 * {@link org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener}.
 * 
 * @see OsgiBundleContextRefreshedEvent
 * @see OsgiBundleContextFailedEvent
 * @see OsgiBundleContextClosedEvent
 *
 * @author Costin Leau
 */
public interface OsgiBundleApplicationContextListener extends EventListener {

	/**
	 * Handles an OSGi application event.
	 * 
	 * @param event OSGi application event
	 */
	void onOsgiApplicationEvent(OsgiBundleApplicationContextEvent event);
}
